This time of the year definitely has its own sound – squeaky snow, cheerful shouts, church services and bell ringing, music, and even cash registers.<\/p>\n
But at the same time we are surrounded by not so obvious sounds, like this one. I’ve been checking my mics today at home – and passing by the Christmas tree (more often referred to as the New Year tree in post-communist Russia) I’ve got a strange buzz in the headphones. Bringing mics closer to the lights and wires resulted in stronger hum. This has reminded me of the glorious Electronica Digitalis<\/a> electro-noise piece by the UK-based Audio Field Recordist<\/a>. My effort is much more modest comparing to his symphony of all sorts of sounds ranging from BT Broadband Home Hub to Sony Minidisc Recorder. I believe this one to be the microcircuit that changes the bulbs’ colour. Non-binaural stereo, headphones are not required.<\/p>\n